The book is about these the high school kids named Rashad and Quinn. They both go to the same school but the difference about them is that Rashad is black and Quinn is White. They both talk about the police brutality in their hometown and how it's affecting people in a negative way. Rashad got involved with police brutality and doesn't want people to go through what he did. One day Rashad was just trying to buy some snacks for him and his friends and when was looking for some chips. Once he found a the chips he wanted, he checked his bag to see if he had his phone in it but a lady who was trying to get something to drink tripped over him and she dropped the bottle she had which shattered. The woman said she was sorry and Rashad was trying to get up and say it's ok but once he was trying to say it, a police officer who was looking at Rashad as if he was doing something bad told him what was he doing and telling the woman if she's ok and if he did something to her. While Rashad was confused the clerk in the store yelled out that Rashad was trying to steal the chips and the cop asked if that was true but Rashad refused it. Rashad kept on trying to tell the cop that he didn't steal it and he tried to show the cop that he had money but onc he reached in his pocket, the cop threw him to the ground and put handcuffs onto Rashad. He started slamming Rashad to the floor since he thought he was resisting but he wasn't, he was trying to tell the cop that he didn't try to steal anything. After all that happened, Rashad was brutally injured and had to go to the hospital. Quinn is a witness of the situation and is upset of what happened. The thing is that since his father passed away, the cop has been raising him and he doesn't want anything to happen to the cop because of what he did. Everyone around the city started to get mad at the cop and now since Quinn was raised by him, people at his school like his basketball teammates start to dislike him. They both have a somewhat similar interaction. Now both Rashad and Quinn are facing something negative and you need to read to see what happens.
What I thought about the book is that it's good and interesting. I think it's crazy how someone can get into such a problem for just trying to get something from their bag. I wonder what the woman was thinking when Rashad was getting severely injured. Basketball is my favorite sport which is a reason why I chose this book. Also because someone recommended this book for me. Overall this book was good and I recommend it for people who like sports and fiction. If you're interested in the book, here's a link that let's you buy the book. http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/All-American-Boys/Jason-Reynolds/9781481463331
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